- Columnist Bud Poliquin of The Post-Standard is in Phoenix along with photographer Frank Ordoñez. Today, they bring you the story of former Syracuse wide receiver David Tyree, the special teams star of the New York Giants. Tyree talks about emerging from his "destructive" days at Syracuse to playing in the Super Bowl.

Tyree on the state of the SU football program:

"I wouldn't say it affects me terribly. I watch from afar, but I'm not really a college-football buff. But I am praying for that day when we get back into New Jersey (his home state) and start getting some of those guys again. Then we can be on the road to going bowling every year. Until we do . . . Rutgers is a top-flight football team right now. It looks like we've switched places since I was in school."

- Here you go, Giants fans - a pictoral look into the Super Bowl camp of New York, where former SU running back and assistant coach Tom Coughlin, now the head coach in Gotham, is smiling. Here's an audio slideshow from our own Frank Ordoñez and some guy named Bud.

- Former Syracuse safety Markus Paul believes his Orange connections landed him a job as assistant strength and conditioning coach of the New York Giants. Poliquin catches up with Paul, who reveals he loved to talk smack with Tom Brady during his employment in New England.

- Former Syracuse University strength and conditioning coach Mike Woicik of the New England Patriots has six Super Bowl rings. Patriots.com

- Bud blogged earlier this week about former SU wide receiver Rob Moore, now a color analyst for the Arizona Cardinals and a resident of Phoenix. Moore told Bud he's heard SU head coach Greg Robinson must get his team to a bowl game this season or he's out.

"When I see the guys in the league from Syracuse," said Moore, "the big thing is always, 'What the heck is going on back there?' I mean, it's that way with every single guy.

"Greg Robinson coached with the Jets the entire time I was with New York, so I know him well and I think he's an excellent coach. But when you go out and recruit certain areas for years and years and years, you become an institution there. Once Coach P left, I figured there would be this kind of lull. And if Syracuse didn't think that, they were being naïve.

"Plus, to change from the option to a pro-style offense? That takes time . . . and sometimes it doesn't take just two or three years. So I knew Greg was going to be in a tough situation. I hope they have some patience back there, but then I've heard that Greg has to go to a bowl game this year or he's out. And that's going to be tough for him to do."